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Vancouver Alopecia Areata Support Group
Information
Hello Vancouverites! Connecting is one of the best ways to feel happier and become more informed! Come as you are, whether you are shy or outgoing. This is a genuine and fun group where all of us - new to alopecia or experienced, hair-wearer or au natural, seeking treatment or not - all come together and be supportive, informative, and positive for one another. After 4+ years of running this group, I can say for sure that you'll feel better after a meetup! :)
Come to our monthly meetups, or, start by joining this group and be in the loop of upcoming meetups! Sometimes I include alopecia news / remedy / stories too.
If your kid / teen has alopecia, please contact us and we'll put you in touch with other parents! It'll be, I believe, quite awesome for your child :)
Location: Vancouver
Members: 90
Latest Activity: Jan 12, 2020
Upcoming Meetups
This group gets together monthly at one of the members' homes - a cozy, positive, and fun environment, for those with alopecia. We are here to support one another, and every meetup has been amazingly mood-lifting.
Join us here and we'll send next meeting details to you in a group email!
You can always get a hold of us via AW messaging or at alopecia.vancouver[at]gmail.com
We are affiliated with CANAAF (Canadian Alopecia Areata Foundation).
Next meet up: We meet about once a month. Please email Tanya at the emil address above!
Discussion Forum
Tips: Best Places for Hair Piece (Available to Vancouver)
Started by Tanya. Last reply by Sher Nov 6, 2015. 20 Replies 0 Likes
Tips: What works well for me emotionally
Started by Tanya. Last reply by Tanya Aug 15, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Tips: What works well for me physically (health, hair growth)
Started by Tanya. Last reply by lookswow Oct 18, 2014. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by Nikks79 on February 11, 2012 at 8:10pm
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Hello All,
I am new to this site and live in Vancouver, BC. Interested in joining the meeting/social you have planned Elenore. Would I be able to join? Can you tell me when it is? Thanks!
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oh boy, you girls are in for a treat. Vacuums are the penultimate pieces but yes, you need to be smooth. Looking forward to enlightening some of you. Check out Sandra Fournier's site.
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Comment by Plumeria on February 10, 2012 at 6:06pm
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I have never used glue in my whole time of wearing a piece. I am really curious about this new method.
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Comment by Jana on February 10, 2012 at 5:59pm
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Smooth Alopecians. I sense a subgroup. Lol.
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Comment by Tanya on February 10, 2012 at 5:51pm
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Haha, Plumeria, Elenore is the expert on this and she will fill you in!
I've never tried one, though a bit curious. I think the lace based wigs have more natural hairlines because they are thinner, but I believe the new vacuum wigs have very thin edges too. You have to be completely "smooth" to wear it. No glue, stays on tight.
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Great! I'll see what Sandra's schedule is like. It would be a Thursday or Friday.
Yes we can do social but it will take about 1/2 hour to do my cast and she may do my daughter Nikki's at that time.
Will work on it.
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Ok, ladies, fill me in - vacuum hairpiece? I just googled it - I have never heard of this - where do you get them? What is the cost? How long to they last? I watched a coupled YouTube videos on it too - What the heck? Who has been wearing these? What are your thoughts?
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Elenore - yes count me in! :)
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@Tanya - good to see we are catching new members!
@Elenore - Would be great to compare notes on how Calgary and Vancouver are organizing themselves. Would love to meet Sandra! Can we organize a social event?
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anyone wishing to meet with Sandra Fournier when she comes to Vancouver? You can watch her make a cast on me for my vacuum hairpiece. I live in the West End, so I think its central for most. Let me or Sandra know.
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